Orgious Tyrone Harris, a 40-year-old man from St. Augustine, Florida, was reported missing after he suddenly disappeared in early August 2022. Publicly available accounts describe his absence as abrupt and deeply out of character for him, with loved ones emphasizing that he typically stayed in touch and followed his routine.
According to the case summary published by The Charley Project, Harris was last seen in the West King Street area, specifically described as being in front of a
business location there, and he was not heard from afterward. His aunt later told deputies that she normally picked him up around midday from his home in the 100 block of Gilbert Street to take him to work, but on the day he vanished he said he could not go because he had “stuff to handle.” She reportedly told investigators that missing work or leaving without warning was uncharacteristic for him.
Multiple reports also stress how unusual it was that Harris left his phone behind. The Charley Project notes that leaving his cellphone was not typical behavior, and News4JAX similarly reported that his sister, Erica Rickerson, became alarmed when she found his phone at home, saying he was the type of person who would contact family if he were going somewhere. For family members, that abandoned phone has stood out as a painful sign that something was wrong early on.
Descriptions of what Harris was wearing and exactly where he was last spotted vary across public postings and media summaries. The Charley Project lists clothing as a black tank top or t-shirt with khaki pants, while News4JAX reported a description involving khaki shorts with a light-colored shirt and flip-flops, and another local-news summary described him as possibly wearing khaki shorts and being without shoes. These inconsistencies are common in early missing-person timelines, but they can complicate efforts to match sightings when memories are uncertain and details blur over time.
Harris is described as a Black man, about 5'8 and around 200 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Distinguishing details listed publicly include a tattoo of the nickname “Ty” on his right ankle, a faded “I” tattoo on his right arm, gold teeth, and a chipped or missing front tooth; he may also go by Tyrone or “Ty.” These identifiers are often the details that matter most when someone tries to recall a brief interaction or when a potential lead needs to be compared against a description.
As time passed, his family continued to push for answers and community attention. News4JAX reported that relatives asked for help from the public and organized an in-person search effort in the St. Augustine area because they felt stuck and needed more support. Later updates from local media described detectives as still seeking information and noted that a statewide missing-person alert was issued, reinforcing that authorities continued to treat the case as an active missing-person investigation in the publicly available updates reviewed.Last Seen: Aug 1, 2022
